SWA
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. mate
    Ey swa, alles goed? — Oi mate, how you doing?


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Etymology


From and . Cognate with Old Frisian , Old Saxon (Dutch ), Old High German (German ), Old Norse (Icelandic , Danish and Swedish , Norwegian ), Gothic , Latin (from an earlier form ), Oscan , Umbrian , Greek (earlier *ϝος).

Pronoun



  1. that, of that
    Æt men fiftene peningas, and æt horse healf swa
    15 pennies for a man, and half that for a horse.

Adverb



  1. so, thus
    Nis hit na swa.
    It is not so.
  2. to the extent stated; to a great extent, so, very
    Ðu meaht swa wide geseon.
    You could see so far.
  3. doubled as a correlative: the...the...
    Swa norðor swa smælre.
    The further north, the narrower the land.
  4. doubled as a comparative: as...as...
    Swa hwit swa snaw.
    As white as snow.
 
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